Seeing Song Xi harm himself like this, Chu Feng didn't stop him right away. Instead, he watched for a moment before speaking.
"All right, do you want everyone to watch the show?"
"Wouldn't it be embarrassing if word got out?"
"Get up."
Chu Feng walked over to Song Xi and helped him to his feet personally.
"Chu Feng, just hit me. Hit me and I'll feel a little better."
Song Xi was still crying.
"There's no need to hit you."
"The truth is, I got here a while ago. The reason I didn't step in sooner was to let you learn a lesson."
"I also wanted you to see some people for who they really are."
Chu Feng said to Song Xi.
"I deserve it. I really do."
"I don't deserve to be your brother. I really don't."
Song Xi didn't blame Chu Feng at all. On the contrary, his face was still full of guilt.
"I already knew it was you who changed the roster."
"If I were going to blame you, I wouldn't have saved you."
"But I gave you this chance because of your mother."
"This one time. If there's a next time, I really won't acknowledge you as my brother."
Chu Feng said to Song Xi.
"Chu Feng, so you already knew..."
"I..."
"I'm really sorry."
"Waaah, ah, ah, ah, ah——"
Learning that Chu Feng had actually guessed it was him who changed the roster, Song Xi cried even harder.
"All right, all right, you're still Senior Brother Song of the Northern Mysterious Academy, aren't you? Isn't this embarrassing?"
Chu Feng patted Song Xi on the shoulder.
"I don't want to be Senior Brother Song anymore. That's too tiring..."
"I'd rather just be your little brother..."
"I'm not cut out to be some great hero. I don't have that kind of ability..."
At this point, Song Xi had completely abandoned all concern for his image, crying without any regard for how he looked, his nose running and tears flowing, all of it smeared on his own sleeve.
This scene left the others rather bewildered.
The people from the Southern Sparrow Academy, in particular, had already known Song Xi for some time, and Chu Feng, in their eyes, was nothing more than a newcomer who had just arrived at the Northern Mysterious Academy. But now it seemed that the relationship between the two was anything but simple.
Hummmm—— But just then, a radiance emerged from the very base of the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak.
"What's going on over there?"
Everyone's attention was drawn to the light.
The radiance came from the ground at the very bottom of the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak, right from the spot where the teleportation array had appeared earlier. However, this light was quite different from the teleportation array.
The radiance extended upward from deep underground, not yet forming anything recognizable. No one could tell what it was at first glance.
Whoosh—— Whoosh—— Whoosh—— But just as everyone was observing, several figures suddenly flew down from the peak's summit, landing on the ground below. The ones who descended were Xia Ran and Bi Jingjing. Along with them came the top disciples of the Eastern Dragon Academy and the Western Tiger Academy.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—— Once those figures appeared, even more people flew down from the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak, landing around the light and observing it up close.
But the training period clearly wasn't over yet...
"Could it be... the legendary Snow Domain Divine Palace?"
"The Snow Domain Divine Palace that only appears once every thousand years — it appeared ahead of schedule?"
Suddenly, a disciple from the Southern Sparrow Academy cried out in alarm. As he shouted, he leaped into the air and jumped down. Even the gravely injured Fang Yunshi staggered to his feet and jumped down as well.
"What's the Snow Domain Divine Palace?"
Chu Feng looked toward Song Xi.